Here's the "French" version of it from FCL Style, $995.
Eudora Welty collection (another Welty reference!), Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Felder Rushing offers the most complete history I've seen. Most references suggest bottle trees began in the African Congo around the 9th Century AD as a means of capturing bad spirits and protecting the home. Felding's research suggests that bottle trees actually originated much earlier and farther North. African Slaves, "imported" to this country, brought this idea with them and the superstitious Southerners (I think mostly Southerners) adopted it. And he features a fabulous passage from Euroa Welty's Livvie short story on bottle trees.
Here is a nice example from At West End, a lovely catalog/website I recently discovered, for $29.
Napa Style has a few options that make use of one's own bottles. First, the plant nanny.
$20 at Napa Style
Not sure how I feel about those.
If you *must* do the whole wine bottle candle thing, this is a better option-
Vino Luminoso from Napa Style, $28.
If perhaps you have just that one special bottle, enlist the help of the Flat Bottle Co.
I'm still not sure I'm entirely convinced. What do you think?
-Emmie
There are bottle trees in one very wild Ansley Park yard. Not at all where you'd expect them but I guess the spirits are mostly in balance over there.
ReplyDeleteI think I will just stick to enjoying what's inside the wine bottle! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the one from Sundance! Great post.
ReplyDeleteI love the recycle factor in these pieces, that and the fact that I could drink while making pretty art for my house :)
ReplyDeleteI just got this awesome recycled wine bottle vase, I'll be posting about it in the next few days.
Just stumbled on to your blog and I love it! This post is fabulous....we just had a big wine event and I'm trying to figure out what to do with some of the bottles we want to keep.
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There is a brand new wine store that focuses on Italy and is arranged by region. The way they display the bottles in the store is great, makes for super browsing. I will have to go by it again and send you the name!
ReplyDeleteI love the flat bottle idea!!What a great way to preserve a celebratory bottle!
ReplyDeletehow funny is that wine coat rack! so smart.
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